> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 02:29:39PM +0200, BogDan Vatra wrote: >> [..] >> >> A message for postgresql decision board: >> >> >> >> Dear postgresql hackers, if I can do something to push row level >> >> acl for 8.4 please tell me, I do anything to have this feature, >> >> it will help me, and I hope many others, this feature will help >> >> to develop client to postgres applications without a server >> >> application or tones of triggers and viewers. >> > >> > I can understand your pains and you want the row-level security >> > stuffs to be merged within the vanilla v8.4. However, I would like >> > you to understand we don't have infinite time to review proposed >> > features for the upcoming v8.4. >> >> I don't want to be to selfish , but AFAIK postgresql is already >> delayed (according to PostgreSQL_8.4_Development_Plan page >> "http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_8.4_Development_Plan" >> beta1 should be out on 1st January 2009), so, what's matter another >> 2-3 weeks of delay? Or, maybe, I'm the only one who consider this a >> *must to have* feature. > > You probably aren't the *only* one, but row-level ACL has unsolved > math problems in it, which means it's a no go for 8.4. >
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who need row-level ACL, I was think I'm only a dreamer. I didn't know row-level ACL has math problems in it, please, can you give me more details ? > > Any resources you could commit to getting those problems solved for > 8.5 would be awesome, but no amount of whining for a back-port will > help you or the project, and frankly, resources committed to a > back-port will pretty much stall any attempt to get it into 8.5. > > What kinds of resources can you dedicate to the solvable problems, and > when can you start mobilizing them? > What I can do ? -I can test it in real applications. -I'll try to fix math problems. -I can even try to code. For this I need more help with postgresql internals. -I can donate or sponsor someone else to do things I can't do or things what are beyond me. When can start this? If I find what are the math problems and KaiGai Kohei can give me *only* the row level ACL patch I'll start to work on it even tomorrow. I see this feature in December or January on announce mail list (it was a call for hackers to test SE-Postgres), back there my English suck much more the it sucks today, you don't even understand what I wanted to say, I just hoped someone else will try to push this in 8.4, it seems that was a bad decision. Thanks for your reply, BogDan, [..] -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers